Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10258781February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES LIGHTS WILL BECOME DIM. WHEN ADJUSTING SEAT TO DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR ALSO TURNS UPWARD. IF OPENING RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IN BACK WITH RADIO ON, RADIO GETS TERRIBLE BUZZING NOISE. I HAVE TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND TURN BACK ON AGAIN. ALSO MY CD PLAYERS HAS QUIT WORKING FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND GETS VERY HOT AND ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START VEHICLE THE MILEAGE GAUGE WILL NOT WORK. HAVE TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART SOMETIMES. THIS IS A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258782February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, INTERIOR LIGHTING
JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THE GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER ISSUES. I HAVE A 05 TRAILBLAZER AND HAD BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS. FORTUNATELY I WORK WITH A GREAT DEALERSHIP AND I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE GM WOULD DO NOTHING AND THE FIXES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. YOU CAN LIVE WITH THE GAS GAUGE NOT READING CORRECTLY BY TRACKING YOUR MILEAGE BUT THE STUPID BELL GOES OFF ALL THE TIME TELLING YOU YOUR NEAR EMPTY BUT YOU CANNOT DRIVE SAFELY IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING AND YOU CERTAINLY CANNOT GO WITH THE FLOW AS EVERYONE SEEMS TO DRIVE FASTER THAN ALLOWED AND I DO NOT THINK THE OFFICER WHO PULLS YOU OVER WILL CARE IF YOUR SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I ALSO NOTICE THAT MY INTERIOR PANEL LIGHTS WILL FLASH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, MAKES ME THINK I AM SEEING THINGS. I THINK GM NEEDS TO FIND ANSWERS AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I LOVE MY TB BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A LEMON AND I WILL LOOK AT SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN I PURCHASE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258689February 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION WITH A FULL TANK, I NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS REGISTERING EMPTY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT READ FULL. THE NEXT DAY IT READ EMPTY AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE MORE THAN 10 MILES AFTER THE FILL UP. IT READ FULL AGAIN A COUPLE DAYS LATER AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258677February 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER AND TACH BEGAN READING HIGH (90MPH, 115MPH - 6000RPMS, 7000RPMS) BEFORE BOTH NEEDLES POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN. IF I TURNED OFF THE CAR, THEY WOULD RESET THEMSELVES TO 55MPH AND 5000RPMS. I WAS ON THE BEGINNING OF A LONG ROAD TRIP WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SO I WAS HOPING I WASN'T GOING TO GET PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THANKFULLY I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENED TO MY PARENTS 2004 TRAILBLAZER. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE, I FEEL THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO PAY MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE A GM DEFECT. IF HIS ENDS UP BEING A RECALL, COULD I GET REIMBURSED?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258527February 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE OUT OF ORDER A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAS SAME CAR LIKE ME HAS SAME TROUBLE HAPPEN ALSO CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS TROUBLE FROM FUEL PUMP AND LEVEL SENSOR TROUBLE THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF THIS ISSUE THAT'S REALLY BAD IDEA AND MY CAR MAKE THIS TROUBLE ONLY IT WAS 40K MILE CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258529February 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. ON THE GAS TANK WHERE THE FILL NECK IS CONNECTED TO IT, THE SEAM IS CRACKED AND LEAKS GAS. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE TANK REPAIRED BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND VISITED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS CONCERN AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1,300 + PLUS CHANGE THE TANK. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED IN A WRECK. THIS IS SIMPLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAUSES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I HAVE READ OF OTHER TRAILBLAZER GAS TANKS CRACKING AT THE SAME LOCATION THAT RESULTED IN A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THEM. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE THESE TANKS THAT CRACK BEFORE THEY RESULT IN A FIRE AND CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY. GM AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE DEMONSTRATED NO CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. I FEEL THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD EB DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258560February 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. I CAN BE AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT WILL READ I AM DOING 90MPH. I DO BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I DO BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE THE MANF. RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258454February 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER...ON CORROSION AREAS LISTED IN OHIO ON THE FUEL TANK MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY. IT DOES STATE 10 YEARS TO 120,000 MILES....I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT OVER 130,000 MILES AND THEY SENT ME THIS LETTER.....THEY WILL NOT HELP ME FIX IT....IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO? IT DOES LEAK GAS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258461February 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE EXITING MY CHILD SCHOOL PARKING LOT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, HAD TO TURN HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO I WASN'T HIT. COULD NOT GO OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR. SPEEDOMETER HAS INTERMITTENTLY GONE HAYWIRE. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258499February 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DOOR AJAR CHIME BEGAN TO SOUND. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE GAUGES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN PERSISTENT FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,393 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 */CN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND LIGHTS FAILED. UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258298February 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DASH BOARD GAUGES ARE FREQUENTLY INACCURATE. SO FAR THE RPM GAUGE HAS BEEN STICKING AT 2200 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS TYPICALLY SHOWING A SPEED 10-20 MPH SLOWER THAN ACTUAL WHEN COMPARED TO GPS SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SPEED GAUGE GOES BELOW 0 MPH AT A STOP. OTHER TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STICK AT A RANDOM SPEED WHETHER MOVING OR NOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO UNKNOWINGLY SPEED. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE GPS UNIT SHOWING THE REAL SPEED I MAY HAVE GOTTEN A TICKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258299February 11, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES CARS PULL OVER THINKING I AM A POLICE OFFICER. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM DUE TO BAD GROUND WIRES ON THE LEFT(DRIVER) SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258311February 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES CRAZY. NO OIL PRESSURE/EXCESSIVE OIL PRESSURE, NO TACH/PEGGED TACH, SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE SPEED READINGS(THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS), BATTERY READS LOW VOLTS OR OFF THE SCALE VOLTS/. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. CHEVY DEALERS ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $600-$700 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258317February 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NOT ON THE THROTTLE THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF IN MY 05 TRAILBLAZER. IT DOES IT EVERY NIGHT AS I DRIVE HOME AND CAUSES PEOPLE AROUND ME TO DRIVE ERRATICALLY. THE TRUCK ALSO SUDDENLY REVS WHILE COMING TO A STOP. TWICE IT HAS CAUSED ME TO TAP THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WHILE MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FLASHING SO IT BADLY SCARES PEOPLE AROUND ME. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN FIND NO FAULT IN THE TRUCK BUT THE PROBLEMS ARE BECOMING SO BAD THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND THAT IS A VERY BAD PLACE TO BE STUCK IN. I HAVE READ THAT MORE THEN A FEW PEOPLE HAVE THESE ISSUES AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX ACCORDING TO GM- SO I FELT THAT I HAD BETTER REPORT THIS HERE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258335February 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS ERRATIC, SPEED SHOW ZERO, TACH IS NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW, THE OIL PRESSURE AND VOLT METER IS ERRATIC. THIS IS A UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION NOT KNOWING IF YOU ARE GOING AT A UNSAFE SPEED OR IF YOU ARE DOING DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR WITH THE OIL PRESSURE IS SO ERRATIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258349February 11, 2009
STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COVER THAT COVERS THE AIR BAG APPEARED TO BE CRACKING. ON FEBRUARY 11, 2009, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 07/28/09 *BF UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258351February 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE VEHICLE RAN O.K. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING AND HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. IT WASN'T A RECALL SO WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OURSELVES AND SINCE WE REGULARLY CHANGE/CHECK OUR OIL I WASN'T TOO WORRIED. NOW WE HAVE NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS SHOT ALL THE WAY AROUND AND HAS STAYED BUT WHEN IT IS REALLY COLD OUTSIDE IT DROPS BACK TO NORMAL. THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE RPM GAUGE ALSO STICKS. SPENT MANY DAYS FOR A FEW YEARS TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO AND DVD PLAYER NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND SWITCHING STATIONS ON ITS OWN AND AFTER SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS FINALLY GAVE UP BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER CORRECTED. THIS IS A REAL CONCERN AS I DO TRAVEL BY MYSELF AND RELY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHEVORLET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258374February 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS. THE FLAMES SPREAD THROUGH THE HOOD AND THEN UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR FOR THE 2002 MODELS, BUT THE 2003 MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258372February 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK TO THE FILL LEVEL. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE ONE DAY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE RUNNING INTO THIS ISSUE WITH 2004-2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT, BUT WILL BE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258414February 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSISTENTLY NO MATTER WHAT REPAIRS I HAVE DONE. 2. SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO CONSTANTLY. I RECENTLY GOT A SPEEDING TICKET FOR NOT STAYING WITHIN SPEED LIMIT. 3. DEALERSHIP HAS CONSTANTLY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY COMPLAINTS BY ANY CONSUMERS. 4. ONSTAR SYSTEM HAS FAILED FROM A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. 5. OCCASIONALLY STALLS AND SMELLS OF GASOLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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